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worthy of remark. There is, however, one very noteworthy 
characteristic of this abundant and cheap material, which the 
observant practitioner cannot afford to overlook, and that is its 
power of passing through animal membranes. It furnishes to 
us an admirable remedy, when applied crude, for the prevention 
of brittleness of the wall and sole of the foot. And in such 
cases may be applied with more real benefit than the majority 
of extant hoof remedies.— Allg. med. Centralzt. 62. 
SciRRHUS Cord in Oxen. —Roeder has frequently seen this 
affection follow a carelessly performed castration. Free incision 
of the scrotum permitted the escape of accumulated pus, and con¬ 
scientious injections of disinfecting agents produced a cure in 
some cases. In two instances the ends were laid bare and light 
clamps were adjusted thereon. The best results are obtained by 
exposing the stumps, and amputating as far up as possible, lig¬ 
ating the vessels and disinfecting. 
Cutaneous Emphysema. —In a heifer a wound was made 
upon the vulva during the operation incident to removal of an 
anasarcal calf. By the third day the animal was deformed along 
the inferior and lateral portion of the body, by a subcutaneous 
emphysema extending from the vagina to the cervical region. 
The general constitution was not prejudiced thereby; after the 
lapse of nine days, the same commenced to recede, and after 
four weeks only minute crepitations could be detected at the 
breast. 
OSTEOPOROSIS. —Several foals belonging to a miller, and re¬ 
ceiving rations of bran, became affected with an exostosis of the 
feet and joints, accompanied by swelling of the maxillary bones 
and narrowing of the nasal caliber. A few of the more benign 
cases recovered upon removal to different surroundings. As an 
experiment, two foals were fed upon bran and hay, and two 
upon oats and hay; after a time the same symptoms appeared in 
the former while the latter remained immune.— Archiv . f. wiss. 
k. pract. Th. 
